Amendment101st Congress
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $3.5 billion to $1.3 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
- Amendment Number
- 166
- Description
- Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $3.5 billion to $1.3 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
- Purpose
- An amendment to limit funding for SDI activities to $1.3 billion and to restrict the use of those funds to basic research programs. The amendment also terminates the SDIO (Strategic Defense Initiative Organization) within the Defense Department.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 25, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Dellums amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 137 - 286 (Roll no. 152).
- Latest Action Time
- 11:57:19
- Submitted Date
- Jul 25, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021